Mark Of the Beast

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[Anthony2019]

I took a covid-19 rapid test is that the mark of the beast?

Does the Mark Of the Beast come before after the church is raptured?

Please According to the bible. I prefer King James Version.

Hello Alevick
Welcome to the forums!
No, it's not the mark of the beast, just a simple test to see if you have the Covid19 virus.
Hopefully you haven't and that you are keeping well and safe!

 

[ripple the car]

I took a covid-19 rapid test is that the mark of the beast?

Does the Mark Of the Beast come before after the church is raptured?

Please According to the bible. I prefer King James Version.

No, dear, it’s not. The Mark comes before the Return of Christ.

Don’t worry. The Mark will involve obvious apostasy of some kind. It is not this vaccine.

The mandates are evil, and suspicious as heck. As are the vaccine passports. But these are what governments are choosing to do with the vaccines, not the vaccines themselves.

 

[Mayflower1]

Welcome to CF Alevick! I hope that you will be encouraged here that you are loved by God and to know that if you call on His name He will save you/has saved you. Salvation is in Jesus Christ.


John 10:27-30

27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. 29My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30I and the Father are one.”

 

[Mayflower1]

Well then, happy well belated welcome.

 

[ViaCrucis]

I took a covid-19 rapid test is that the mark of the beast?

Does the Mark Of the Beast come before after the church is raptured?

Please According to the bible. I prefer King James Version.

No, the "mark of the Beast" isn't a literal, physical mark. It is figurative language (the book of the Revelation is a book of symbolic, figurative images and language) to describe personal allegiance to the Beast, as opposed to Christ. The Revelation also mentions God putting His mark and seal on His Church.

There's no such thing as "the rapture of the Church". The Bible instead speaks of Christ's return, at a time we don't know, can't predict, that will come without warning--and at His coming in glory to judge the living and the dead, He shall raise the dead. As such, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 is referring to Christ's return to earth, to judge the nations, at His coming the dead are resurrected: this is God's promise to us in Christ, eternal life.

The doctrine of "the rapture" is a false doctrine that arose in the early 1800's and was by-and-large the product of a single individual: John Darby, a former priest of the Church of Ireland (the Irish branch of the Anglican Church). Darby's doctrines first entered into the church he helped found (the Plymouth Brethren), and then in the decades afterward a number of high profile figures took Darby's doctrines (called Dispensationalism), further systemetized them, and then spread them outside of the Plymouth Brethren. Notable examples of these include Dwight L. Moody, Cyrus Scofield, and John Ryrie.

But even as late as the mid 20th century Dispensationalism and its doctrine of "the rapture" was still a fringe belief among Western Christians, even in the United States. But with the rise of Dispensationalist seminaries, theologians, and publishing houses the doctrines continued to infiltrate many churches. Then in the 80's, 90's and 00's the doctrines became even more popular, with very popular books, such as Tim LaHaye's "Left Behind" books, which even got adapted into movies. The first starring Kirk Cameron, and the reboot starring Nicholas Cage of all people.

Dispensationalism is still a fringe doctrinal position among the over 2.5 billion Christians alive on the planet, but its huge popularity among certain churches (and how politically and socially visible those churches are) has led to these ideas being considered mainstream by many--even though they are as far from the mainstream of Christian faith as can be.

Your fear of accidentally taking the "mark of the Beast" because you are concerned with a global pandemic, and doing the wise thing of getting tested (and vaccinated) is precisely what the fruit of Dispensationalism does. Dispensationalism destroys faith and hope in the Gospel, because Dispensationalism at its core rejects the Gospel. "End Times" theology is Christ-denying, Gospel-denying, and ultimately breeds hopelessness, fear, despair, and drives away faith, hope, and love.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Avniel]

I mean yep, but The great tribulation, the bible talks about, has not happened yet. I mean that is what I am grateful for Jesus finding me before ,the future, great tribulation starts.

It started when Jesus ascended into the heaven. A lot of people don’t understand what happened spiritually when Jesus died, where he went and what he did. When he came back it started the end the times.

The book of revelation is interesting, especially when you want to know about the end. However reality is you should about your end, that’s something we know we will experience.

 

[BobRyan]

I took a covid-19 rapid test is that the mark of the beast?

Does the Mark Of the Beast come before after the church is raptured?

Please According to the bible. I prefer King James Version.

1. Vaccines are not the mark of the beast.
2. The mark of the beast is mentioned in Rev 13 and Rev 14 - But you also need to read Rev 12.
3. The church does not get raptured until Rev 19. See Matt 24 telling us "immediately after the tribulation of those days... he will send forth His angels to gather His elect .. from one end of the sky to the other".

 

[BobRyan]

#God the father the son the holy spirit is our everything.

And they have given us the Bible to warn us about things to come so we can avoid the danger.

Step one is to accept Christ as Savior - step 2 is to get into the Word of God. This topic you have chosen is an important one. Most people don't know what it is about.

 

[SabbathBlessings]

I took a covid-19 rapid test is that the mark of the beast?

Does the Mark Of the Beast come before after the church is raptured?

Please According to the bible. I prefer King James Version.

Rapture means "caught up" and will happen to God's saints at the second coming.

The mark of the beast is about worship as clearly shown in scripture. It is not a vaccine, barcode or anything thing of this nature. It comes down to worship. Who has authority over you, the devil or God. Do you follow God or follow the beast?

Revelations 13: 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

Revelations 14: 6 Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— 7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.” (direct reference to Creation and the 4th commandment Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11)
8 And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
Revelations 14:10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.” 12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Revelations 16:2 So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.

 

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